By starting the Grenfell probe with the 999 call, chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick relegated in the public consciousness fatal mistakes by Tory-led Kensington and Chelsea council, including cheaper flammable cladding.

“The building was wrapped in petrol,” Wrack told me. “Where is the focus on deregulation and a criminal complacency with public safety? There are some trying to blame firefighters and it’s worrying there appears to be an effort to rewrite events.”

Wrack has urged every firefighter to be completely honest but fears the local authority and contractors will use legal excuses to dodge difficult questions.

He criticised “absurd” questions to watch manager Michael Dowden, who broke down in tears.
He didn’t fit the flammable cladding or undermine the block’s fire safety, said Wrack.